the hiring manager soon learns that they do not lead the meeting and they should not seek to sell the other interviewers. The role of the interviewers is to help the hiring manager gather data and make an informed decision, not to block the hire. The best practice for the hiring manager is to listen and learn and to speak infrequently. The process is designed to prevent urgency and bias from negatively affecting the decision, which could result in wasted time and months of agony.
